Adjustable spout and cover for grain-elevators.



No. 670,32. Pato nted Mar. 26, mm.

L. E. JORDAN.

ADJUSTABLE S'POUT AND COVER FOR GRAIN ELEVATDRS.

(Application filed Sept. 7, 1900.) (No Model.)

m: nonms PEYERS w. PHOTOLITHOH WASHINGTON, a. c.

Nrrn STATES LEWIS E. JORDAN, OF BAGLEY, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOOLIVER P. BEALE, OF SAME PLACE.

ADJUSTABLE SPOUT AND COVER FOR GRAIN- -ELEVATORS.

SPEUIFIGAIION forming part of Letters latent No. 670,881, dated March26, 1901.

Application filed September 7, 1900. Serial No. 29,281. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEwIs E. JORDAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bagloy, in the county of Guthrie and State of Iowa, haveinvented a new and useful Adj ustablo Spout and Cover forGrain-Elevators, of which the following is a specification.

My object is to facilitate the delivery and distribution of grain froman elevator as required in transferring grain in bulk to load it in carsor wagon-boxes.

My invention consists in the manner of combining a hinged spoutconveyor, a hinged cover, and a flexible tube with the wall and fixedchute of an elevator-building, as herein after set forth, pointed out inmy claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure l is a vertical sectional view showing the construction,arrangement, and combination of all the parts, and dotted lines indicatethe movements of the hinged spout conductorand hinged cover. Fig. 2 is afront face view showing the adjustable parts in their normal positions.

The letter A designates the upright wall of abuilding, and B a chuteextending outward through the wall.

0 is a spout conveyor hinged to the wall, and D is a frame fixed to thewall and open at its front to admit the lower end portion of the hingedspout conveyor. The top and rear side of the top end portion of thespout conveyor are open, and the open outer end of the fixed chuteextends into the open top end of said hinged conveyor.

F is a flexible tube adjustably and detachably connected with the lowerfree end of the rigid hinged conveyor C and adapted to be turned indifferent directions as required for conveying and distributing grain incars.

H is a cover hinged to the wallA above the chute B in such a manner thatit will be selfadjusting relative to movements of the hinged conveyor 0and at all times rest upon the top of said conveyor, as required, tokeep its top closed.

Having described the purpose, construction, and application ofmyinvention, its practical operation and utility will be readilyunderstood by persons familiar with the art to which it pertains.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A grain-elevator building having a fixed chute extending out throughthe upright Wall,

a spout conveyor hinged to the wall and provided with an opening on therear side of its top portion to admit the end of the fixed spout and toallow adjustment relative to the spout and the wall and to communicatewith said chu to and a self-adj usting cover hinged to the wall toextend over the fixed chute and the open top of the hinged conveyor,arranged and combined to operate in the manner set forth for thepurposes stated.

2. A grain conveyor and distributor comprising a fixed chute extendedout through the upright wall of a building, a spout conveyer hinged tothe outside of the wall and provided with an opening in its back and topportion to admit the end of the fixed chute in its open top end and toallow it to be adjusted relative to the wall and fixed chute, a coverhinged to the wall above the hinged conveyor and self-adjusting relativeto movements of the conveyor and a flexible tube adj ustably connectedwith the lower end of the spout conveyor, arranged and combined tooperate in the manner set forth for the purposes stated.

LEWIS E. JORDAN.

Witnesses:

EDWARD CAIN, OLIVER P. BEALE.

